"Music is a defining element of character...." - Quote by Plato

“In good speaking, should not the mind of the speaker know the truth of the matter about which he is to speak.”

“It is fear and terror that make all men brave, except the philosophers. Yet it is illogical to be brave through fear and cowardice.”

“'But the man who is ready to taste every form of knowledge, is glad to learn and never satisfied - he's the man who deserves to be called a philosopher, isn't he?'”

“Music...This is the favorite passion of my soul.”

“The one place where I'm allowed to rebel, and the one place where I'm allowed to not worry about censoring myself is my music.”

“Their savage eyes turned to a modest gaze by the sweet power of music.”

“A complete man should need no auxiliaries to his personal presence.”

“Great ambition is the passion of a great character.”

“Linnæus, setting out for Lapland, surveys his "comb" and "spare shirt," "leathern breeches" and "gauze cap to keep off gnats," with as much complacency as Bonaparte a park of artillery for the Russian campaign. The quiet bravery of the man is admirable.”